Deinandra

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Deinandra
Deinandra minthornii syn Hemizonia minthornii
Deinandra minthornii syn Hemizonia minthornii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
(unranked) Euasterids II
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Deinandra
Greene
Species

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Deinandra is a genus of tarweeds in the daisy family. Such a genus is not recognized as distinct by all authorities; its species are often treated as members of genus Hemizonia, or as synonyms between the two genera. These plants are native to the western United States, especially California, and northern Mexico.

Species include:

  • Deinandra arida syn. Hemizonia arida - Red Rock tarweed
  • Deinandra conjugens syn. Hemizonia conjugens - Otay tarweed
  • Deinandra minthornii syn. Hemizonia minthornii - Santa Susana tarweed

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